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> I'll consider Google alternatives when there is a better alternative. Sure, you do you, nothing wrong with that. I'd rather use 'inferior' technology if that

> I'll consider Google alternatives when there is a better alternative. Sure, you do you, nothing wrong with that. I'd rather use 'inferior' technology if that means better privacy standards.

missedthecue 6y ago
In what way does google invade your privacy that has made you worse off?
- blazeWayne 6y ago
  >In what way does google invade your privacy that has made you worse off? This made me laugh. Let's talk about an example. Imagine the nicest house with all of the features possible. You get to live in the house and enjoy all benefits at not cost whatsoever. Only catch would be that the house would be made of transparent glass and everyone outside gets to see what you are doing at all times. Would you still choose to live in the house? Sure you might, I for one will not because it would make me extremely uncomfortable. It might not directly make me worse off but tracking my every move does not sit right with me. Using google's service is somewhat like that transparent house except whatever you do on web is tracked, profiled and used against your best interests.
  - newusr10121 6y ago
    That's a poor example. I think a closer comparison is that the house doesn't have transparent glass but rather sensors that can tell which room you're in, how much time you spend in a room etc. People may be fine with that in exchange for living for free in a nice house vs. living in a rundown shack without tracking.
  - missedthecue 6y ago
    Do you know my google search history?
cryptbe 6y ago
Google provides decent security/privacy controls, see my comment on how to turn them on [1]. If you have any specific concerns, I'd love to learn more and see if there's anything I can help. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25383289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25383289
- Nextgrid 6y ago
  This assumes Google is acting in good faith, and I find that hard to believe when Google's consent prompts are intentionally annoying and not GDPR compliant (for reasons outlined in another comment of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25373600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25373600) and they used dark patterns like intentionally disabling functionality such as saving specific locations when location history is disabled in Google Maps.

> I'll consider Google alternatives when there is a better alternative. Sure, you do you, nothing wrong with that. I'd rather use 'inferior' technology if that means better privacy standards.

missedthecue 6y ago

In what way does google invade your privacy that has made you worse off?

blazeWayne 6y ago
>In what way does google invade your privacy that has made you worse off? This made me laugh. Let's talk about an example. Imagine the nicest house with all of the features possible. You get to live in the house and enjoy all benefits at not cost whatsoever. Only catch would be that the house would be made of transparent glass and everyone outside gets to see what you are doing at all times. Would you still choose to live in the house? Sure you might, I for one will not because it would make me extremely uncomfortable. It might not directly make me worse off but tracking my every move does not sit right with me. Using google's service is somewhat like that transparent house except whatever you do on web is tracked, profiled and used against your best interests.
- newusr10121 6y ago
  That's a poor example. I think a closer comparison is that the house doesn't have transparent glass but rather sensors that can tell which room you're in, how much time you spend in a room etc. People may be fine with that in exchange for living for free in a nice house vs. living in a rundown shack without tracking.
- missedthecue 6y ago
  Do you know my google search history?

cryptbe 6y ago

Google provides decent security/privacy controls, see my comment on how to turn them on [1]. If you have any specific concerns, I'd love to learn more and see if there's anything I can help. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25383289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25383289

Nextgrid 6y ago
This assumes Google is acting in good faith, and I find that hard to believe when Google's consent prompts are intentionally annoying and not GDPR compliant (for reasons outlined in another comment of mine: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25373600 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25373600) and they used dark patterns like intentionally disabling functionality such as saving specific locations when location history is disabled in Google Maps.